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When Did We Stop Dressing Like Our Heroes?

When Did We Stop Dressing Like Our Heroes?

And more importantly, why?

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Ashley Alt
Apr 22, 2020
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When Did We Stop Dressing Like Our Heroes?
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When we we were young, we took great pride in dressing like our heroes. Whether around the house, at school or at a friend’s place, we weren’t just excited to adorn fairy tale wings, cowboy hats and Cinderella slippers — we were proud.

Children playing dress-up is not all that different from adults emulating looks of celebrities or our stylish friends. W…

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